Climate change is causing ‘trouble in paradise’ for the Pacific Island Nations

Najon Saina Tuiolemotu writes
“The Pacific Island nations may be foreign to many in the Western world, but for me, it is my paradisal home. Unfortunately, because my home feels remote, too few people realize that we are facing a potentially calamitous future.

The Pacific Island nation spans a 30,000-island chain comprising three ethnogeographic groupings: Melanesia, Micronesia, and my home, Polynesia. Melanesia’s Solomon Islands are known for having the clearest waters and largest varieties of sea life in the world. The Pohnpei Islands, with their rich natural resources, are known as the “Garden of Micronesia.” Then there is Tuvalu, made up of five island chains of Polynesia, where the endless fish and turtles make snorkeling the main tourist activity. As welcoming as these islands sound, over the last 30 years, global warming has been causing trouble in paradise…”

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Source: National Catholic Reporter

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